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Linji shouted at his students to trigger enlightenment

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Forget gentle guidance; this aggressive instructor believed the fastest route to universal truth was startling you out of your chair. If you asked a deep philosophical question, you were highly likely to just get yelled at.

Linji shouted at his students to trigger enlightenment
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